Education
Ph.D., Dalhousie University, 1972
M.A., Dalhousie University, 1969
B.A., State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1968

Bio
Dr. Ron Van Houten is professor of psychology and a member of the behavior analysis faculty. He has published research in the areas of energy conservation, developmental disabilities and autism, clinical applications and educational applications of behavior analysis. Dr. Van Houten has published in several of the SEAB journals with six publications in the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, and 32 publications in the Journal of Analysis Behavior Analysis.

Industrial/Organizational
His research interests include all aspects of traffic and pedestrian safety, the use of technology to implement behavioral principles, and driving and aircraft simulation research (he has driving and aircraft simulators in his lab). Dr. Van Houten has received over $2 million dollars in grant funding for his work from several different funding sources, including the U.S. Department of Transportation, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Texas A&M Research Foundation. Dr. Van Houten, who has over 120 publications, has served as an associate editor for several behavioral journals, including the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, and is on the editorial board for nine other behavioral journals.